Kuku Kohli funeral: Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal pay last respects; Aruna Irani inconsolable
Famed filmmaker Kuku Kohli, 77, passed away due to a heart attack on Tuesday. The revered director, married to actress Aruna Irani, succumbed at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. Kohli's funeral took place at Oshiwara Crematorium on Wednesday. Notable celebrities, such as Rohit Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal, and Javed Akhtar, attended to pay their respects.
Kohli's final journey commenced at 10 am from his residence in Green Acres, Andheri West, before arriving at the crematorium. His wife, Aruna Irani, was visibly distressed, mourning alongside family and friends. Aruna Irani's brother Balraj Irani informed India Today that Kuku was in good health before he suffered a massive heart attack on August 24.
Despite medical efforts to revive him, he was pronounced dead around 5 pm. Kohli commenced his career as an assistant director on Raj Kapoor's 1971 film Mera Naam Joker, later directing Phool Aur Kaante featuring Ajay Devgn. He went on to helm several more films, including Kohrram, Suhaag, and Woh Tera Naam Tha in 2004, before his untimely demise.
He is survived by his wife, Aruna Irani, and two children, Pooja and Karishma, from his first marriage to Rita Kohli.
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